Taliesin Culinary/Kitchen Assistant

About the Organization

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation exists to preserve Taliesin and Taliesin West for future generations, and enrich society through an understanding of Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas, architecture, and design.

EOE Statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran or uniformed service member status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Seasonal

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Location

Taliesin

Number of Openings

2

Open Date

3/6/2019

Description

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation invites applications for seasonal Culinary/Kitchen Assistants to work with us for the 2019 summer season at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin home and studio. Positions are available for part time seasonal (mid-May through late-October) employment.

Position Summary:

Frank Lloyd Wright established the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 to provide a total learning environment that would foster responsible, creative, and cultured human beings. Apprentices, as members of the Fellowship were called, gained experience not only in architecture but also in construction, farming, gardening, and cooking, and the study of nature, music, art, and dance. From its origins Taliesin has served as a living, working, educational space, forming a creative and diverse community of professional architects, artists, faculty, students, and staff.

Under the mentorship of the Chef/Kitchen Manager, the Taliesin Culinary/Kitchen Assistants will participate in Monday-Saturday meal planning and preparation for students, faculty, and guests of the School of Architecture at Taliesin; staff and of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation; and the community of Taliesin Legacy Fellowship residents. Once a month on Saturdays, the Assistants will also support special events that are arranged by School staff. In all assignments, the Assistants help plan and prepare fresh meals based on seasonality and local availability alongside the School’s students while working and learning at a one-of-a-kind non-profit educational organization and playing an active role in a dynamic and vibrant community.

Essential Functions:

Works with the Chef/Kitchen Manager to plan lunch and dinner menus with consideration for anticipated guests, dietary restrictions, popularity of various dishes, budgetary factors and the goal of creating zero waste. Menu items may include but are not limited to soups, salads, sandwiches, hot entrees, vegetable dishes, side dishes, dressings and sauces, fresh breads and baked goods.

Helps prepare lunch including soup to be served at 12:30 p.m. and dinner including dessert to be served at 6:30 p.m. Meals are served Monday through Saturday and shifts will vary in order to support meal service on those days.

Works alongside students engaged in assisting in the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals.

Helps maintain clean and orderly kitchen and kitchen equipment and ensures that required sanitary levels are maintained throughout preparation, serving, and storing process.

Assists the Chef/Kitchen Manager with special events, monthly Taliesin Evenings.

Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Appropriate combination of education and experience in culinary technique and food preparation; experience working in a commercial kitchen, in self-serve, community kitchen or in catering preferred.

Ability to effectively communicate using various methods as appropriate for the needs of the audience and talk to others to convey information effectively.

Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.

Proven flexibility and efficient time management and ability to prioritize work while meeting productivity standards.

Ability to consistently report to work on time prepared to perform duties of position.

Proven ability to perform successfully in a highly visible position.

Ability to work well with diverse audience including managers, employees, residents, students and guests.

Able to work as a team and independently.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands: While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee will be required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and consistently receive and/or give direction. The employee must regularly lift up to 25 pounds and regularly carry 15-20 pounds the length of the garden area. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.